A 14-year-old Buckeye boy battling Ewing's sarcoma disease, a rare bone cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents, will be the prime beneficiary of a car and motorcycle show this weekend at Verrado High School.

Grover Norquist, whose "no tax increases" pledge has been as important as the Pledge of Allegiance to many Republican candidates, now says "restrictionist immigration policies are bad electoral policies." He was part of a coalition calling for immigration reform that goes beyond those dang fences. Is the GOP ready to listen? Cue GOP Senate candidate Jeff Flake, who abandoned longtime support of comprehensive reform as he got ready to run in Arizona.

Editor's note: National political reporter Dan Nowicki arrived in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 2 to cover the Democratic National Convention. He spent the week before in Florida, reporting on the Republican National Convention.